- of or relating to the Nile
- of, relating to, or belonging to a tall pastoral people inhabiting South Sudan, parts of Kenya and Uganda, and neighbouring countries
- relating to or belonging to the group of languages spoken by the Nilotic peoples
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Ni•lot•ic
(nī lot′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- Language Varietiesof or pertaining to the Nile River or the inhabitants of the Nile region.
- Language Varietiesof or pertaining to the Nilotic group of languages.
n.
- Language Varietiesa group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Greek Neilōtikós. See Nile, -otic
- Latin Nīlōticus of the Nile
- 1645–55
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Nilotic /naɪˈlɒtɪk/ adj
'Nilotic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Maasai
- Dinka
- Eastern Sudanic
- Luo
- Masai
- Nandi
- Nile crocodile
- Nilotic crocodile
- Nuer
- Turkana
- Shilluk